# YouTube Region Restriction Checker 🌍 (`easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker`) Actor

🌍 Instantly check YouTube video regional restrictions across 170+ countries. Get detailed insights about where your videos can be viewed, identify blocked regions, and ensure global content accessibility. Perfect for content creators and marketing teams!

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Social media, Videos
- **Stats:** 28 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## YouTube Region Restriction Checker 🌍

### Overview 🎯

This actor helps you check the regional availability of YouTube videos across different countries. It provides detailed information about where your videos can and cannot be viewed, which is essential for content creators, marketers, and researchers.

### Features ✨

- 🔍 Check multiple YouTube videos in one run
- 🗺️ Comprehensive coverage of 170+ countries
- 📊 Detailed breakdown of allowed and blocked countries
- 🚫 Identifies region-restricted content
- 📈 Shows total counts of allowed and blocked countries
- 🌐 Indicates global availability status

### Use Cases 💡

- Content creators checking their video's global reach
- Marketing teams verifying campaign accessibility
- Researchers analyzing content availability patterns
- Media companies monitoring content distribution
- Educational institutions ensuring content accessibility

### Output 📊

The actor provides structured JSON data including:

- Complete list of allowed countries
- List of blocked countries
- Total count of allowed countries
- Total count of blocked countries
- Global availability status

### Input Parameters ⚙️

Simply provide:

- YouTube video URL(s)
- Optional proxy configuration

### Sample Output 💾

```json
{
    "youtubeVideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx",
    "totalAllowedCountries": 174,
    "totalBlockedCountries": 2,
    "isGloballyAvailable": false,
    "allowedCountries": ["United States", "Japan", ...],
    "blockedCountries": ["Belarus", "Russia"]
}
```

### Tips 💪

- Use proxy configuration for better reliability
- Check multiple videos in batch for efficiency
- Monitor your videos regularly for restriction changes

### Related Actors

- 🎥 [YouTube Video Data Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper) - A powerful metadata extractor for comprehensive YouTube video analysis
- 📊 [YouTube Video Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-statistics-scraper) - Extract real-time video metrics including views, likes, and engagement data
- 📊 [YouTube Channel Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper) - Comprehensive channel analytics and performance metrics extraction
- 🎯 [YouTube Tags Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-tags-extractor) - Extract and analyze tags from any YouTube video for SEO optimization
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Generator](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-generator) - AI-powered hashtag generation for YouTube content in 65+ languages
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-extractor) - Automatically extract hashtags from YouTube videos
- 📝 [YouTube Description Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-description-extractor) - Extract complete video descriptions for content analysis
- 🎥 [YouTube Channel ID Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-id-extractor) - Convert YouTube channel URLs to channel IDs effortlessly
- 🎥 [YouTube Channel Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-shorts-scraper) - Extract Shorts content from any YouTube channel
- 📺 [YouTube Trending Videos/Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-trending-videos-shorts-scraper) - Track trending content across YouTube
- 🎮 [YouTube Gaming Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-gaming-trends-scraper) - Monitor trending gaming content on YouTube
- 🎬 [YouTube Movies Trending Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-movies-trending-scraper) - Track trending movie trailers and content
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Video Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-video-scraper) - Extract music video information from YouTube Music
- 📺 [YouTube Live Stream Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-live-stream-scraper) - Track live streams and upcoming events on YouTube
- 🎥 [YouTube Hashtag Video & Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-video-shorts-scraper) - Comprehensive scraper for hashtag-based video content
- 💬 [YouTube Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-comments-scraper) - Extract detailed comment data from YouTube videos

# Actor input Schema

## `youtubeVideoUrls` (type: `array`):

List of YouTube video URLs to check for regional restrictions

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for the actor

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "youtubeVideoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5cWpuQ46VA"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/d5AGBjhcvlOBo22QW/builds/NSA5VrBYwUMmZ1jng/openapi.json